Psalms 73:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.

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  • Ps 52:7 : 7 Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
  • Ps 62:10 : 10 Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
  • Jer 5:17 : 17 And they shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and your herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fortified cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they do not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy they do not judge.
  • Jer 12:1-2 : 1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously? 2 You have planted them, yes, they have taken root; they grow, yes, they bring forth fruit. You are near in their mouth, but far from their hearts.
  • Hos 12:7-8 : 7 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand; he loves to oppress. 8 And Ephraim said, Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; in all my labors they shall find no iniquity in me that is sin.
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:
  • Jas 5:1-3 : 1 Come now, you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you. 2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver are corroded; and their corrosion shall be a witness against you, and shall consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure for the last days.
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 From men who are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world who have their portion in this life, and whose belly you fill with your hidden treasure; they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babies.
  • Ps 37:35 : 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
  • Ps 49:6 : 6 Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

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  • Ps 73:3-8
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    3For I was envious of the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

    4For there are no pains in their death; but their strength is firm.

    5They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men.

    6Therefore pride surrounds them as a chain; violence covers them as a garment.

    7Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish.

    8They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily.

  • Job 12:6
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    6The tents of robbers prosper, and those who provoke God are secure; into whose hand God brings abundantly.

  • Ps 52:6-7
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    6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

    7Look, this is the man that did not make God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

  • Ps 73:11
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    11And they say, How does God know? And is there knowledge in the Most High?

  • Job 21:7
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    7Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, grow mighty in power?

  • Jer 12:1
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    1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal very treacherously?

  • Ps 49:6
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    6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

  • Job 21:16
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    16Indeed, their prosperity is not in their hand; the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  • Ps 1:4-6
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    4The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

    5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Job 18:21
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    21Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him who does not know God.

  • Jer 5:28
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    28They have grown fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they do not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy they do not judge.

  • Mal 3:15
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    15And now we call the proud blessed; yes, those who do wickedness are raised up; yes, those who test God go free.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed on earth, much more the wicked and the sinner.

  • Ps 10:2-3
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    2The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have imagined.

    3For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire, and blesses the greedy, whom the LORD abhors.

  • Job 21:13
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    13They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to the grave.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Job 22:18-19
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    18Yet He filled their houses with good things; but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

    19The righteous see it and are glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; there is one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

  • Ps 73:13
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    13Surely I have kept my heart pure in vain, and washed my hands in innocence.

  • Ps 12:8
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    8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

  • Ps 92:7
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    7When the wicked spring up like the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity flourish, it is so they may be destroyed forever.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners to their hurt.

  • Eccl 5:11
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    11When goods increase, they who eat them increase, and what good is there to the owners, except the beholding of them with their eyes?

  • 1 Tim 6:17
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    17Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

  • Ps 112:10
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    10The wicked shall see it and be grieved; he shall gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Prov 11:4
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    4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Job 27:13
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    13This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive from the Almighty.

  • Ps 112:3
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    3Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness shall endure forever.

  • Ps 62:10
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    10Trust not in oppression, and do not become vain in robbery; if riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

  • Eccl 7:15
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    15All things have I seen in the days of my vanity; there is a just man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who prolongs his life in his wickedness.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; yes, you shall look for his place, and it shall not be.

  • Ps 39:6
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    6Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are troubled in vain: he heaps up riches, and does not know who shall gather them.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.

  • Job 34:8
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    8Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not be well with the wicked, nor will he prolong his days, which are like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

  • Ps 69:27
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    27Add iniquity to their iniquity, and let them not come into your righteousness.

  • Ps 36:1
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    1The transgression of the wicked speaks within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 28:12
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    12When righteous men rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, a man hides himself.

  • Ps 37:35
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    35I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.